As compared with chlorocyclohexane, which of the following statements correctly apply to chlorobenzene? A. The magnitude of negative charge is more on chlorine atom. B. The C - Cl bond has partial double bond character. C. C - Cl bond is less polar. D. C - Cl bond is longer due to repulsion between delocalised electrons of the aromatic ring and lone pairs of electrons of chlorine. E. The C - Cl bond is formed using s

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Chlorobenzene has Cl attached to an sp² carbon of the benzene ring, while chlorocyclohexane has Cl attached to an sp³ carbon. Statement B is correct: the C-Cl bond has partial double bond character due to resonance with the aromatic π system, where chlorine's lone pairs interact with the aromatic ring. Statement C is correct: the C-Cl bond is less polar in chlorobenzene because the resonance contribution reduces the electronegativity difference between C and Cl. Statement E is correct: the C-Cl bond is formed using